DL-Menthol

Catalog No.	BCN5950
CAS RN	15356-70-4
Molecular Weight	156.27
Molecular Formula	C10H20O
Database	[PubChem]:382156469 [ChEBI]:76310 [PCIDB]:

Definition

Any secondary alcohol that is one of the eight possible diastereoisomers of 5-methyl-2-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexan-1-ol.

Standard InChI

InChI=1S/C10H20O/c1-7(2)9-5-4-8(3)6-10(9)11/h7-11H,4-6H2,1-3H3

Biological Activity

DL-Menthol has short term toxicity in rats.[1]
DL-menthol, D-menthol, and L- menthol can play a role in the induction of surgical anesthesia in fishes, related at least in part to the activation of GABAA receptors, and of rapid movement possibly via cold nociceptors.[2]
Menthol has a fast-acting, short-lived effect of reducing blood flow. Ice reduces blood flow after a prolonged duration, muscle strength appears to be inhibited after ice application.[3]

Product information

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References

[1] Pereira C, C D Lima,et al. Toxicol Int, 2007,14(1):41-6.
[2] Kasai M, Hososhima S, Liang Y F. Open Neuroscience Journal, 2014, 8(1):1-8.
[3] Tummala R, Diegelman P, Hector S, et al. J Sport Rehabil, 2011, 20(3):355-66.
[4] Guo-li Yang. Sichuan agricultural university, 2008.